He said this was only the second time these statistics have been released in this way.

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The fashion industry may not have noticed, but these statistics have brought about a new fashion trend: work-at-home wear.

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These two statistics have different profiles in part because the US is not a closed economy.

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These sobering statistics have big implications.

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"I would say its unfortunate that we do have these statistics, " said Mr Taylor.

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You may have looked at these statistics.

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Generally, companies want to look for people (or agencies that have these people) that have a background in analytics, math and statistics.

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But we do have official statistics on these things, price indexes weighted to reflect the importance of various items in our budgets.

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Like millions of others, I have become an expert at analyzing these statistics.

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These statistics are all the more tragic because they could have been avoided.

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Crash tests and accident statistics, he tells us, indicate that these Jeep-derived vehicles have a kill rate at least three times higher than cars.

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Hawkins rattled off some statistics: Since 1975, nearly 3, 000 disciplinary cases have been brought against these licensed groups.

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However, it is more likely that many more people have simply given up trying to find a job (people are counted in these statistics if they are either working or actively trying to find work).

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And this suggests that, although these statistics are collated by forces under instruction from the Home Office and then submitted to central government, they have to be treated as somewhat unreliable.

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